NEW YORK, April 2 (UPI) — Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney payed tribute to Cynthia Lennon on Wednesday.
The 82-year-old artist and 72-year-old former Beatles member honored John Lennon’s first wife on their respective blogs. Lennon’s son, Julian Lennon, announced his mother died of cancer at age 75 this week.
Ono shared a photo of herself with Lennon, Julian Lennon and her own son with John Lennon, Sean Lennon, writing, “I’m very saddened by Cynthia’s death. She was a great person and a wonderful mother to Julian. She had such a strong zest for life and I felt proud how we two women stood firm in the Beatles family. Please join me in sending love and support to Julian at this very sad time.”
Please join me in sending love & support to Julian at this very sad time, love yoko
read more: http://t.co/UgMcOfDKyP pic.twitter.com/rt68kl28Rc— Yoko Ono (@yokoono) April 1, 2015
“The news of Cynthia’s passing is very sad,” McCartney wrote on his website. “She was a lovely lady who I’ve known since our early days together in Liverpool. She was a good mother to Julian and will be missed by us all, but I will always have great memories of our times together.”
Lennon and John Lennon married in August 1962, and welcomed Julian in April 1963. The couple divorced in November 1968, and John Lennon and Ono were married the following year. Lennon went on to wed Roberto Bassanini, John Twist and Noel Charles.
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